John A. O'Neill
John A. O'Neill | |
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| 15th Mayor of Hoboken | |
| In office April 1881 – April 1882 | |
| Preceded by | E.V.S. Besson |
| Succeeded by | E.V.S. Besson |
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| Born | c. 1837 England |
| Died | June 17, 1892 Washington, D.C.[1] |
| Political party | Democratic[2] |
| Residence | Hoboken, New Jersey |
John A. O'Neill (c. 1837 – June 17, 1892) was an American steel engraver and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 15th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.
Biography
[edit]He served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1872; served three terms on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1869, 1870, and 1873; and one term as the fifteenth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, from 1880 to 1881.[3] He was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as the superintendent of the Engraving Division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1885 and served there until his death in 1892.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary Notes" (PDF). The New York Times. June 19, 1892. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
John A. O'Neill who died at his home in Washington, DC ...
- ^ "A Notable Inaugural" (PDF). The New York Times. May 4, 1881.
- ^ Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events. Vol. 17. D. Appleton and company. 1893. p. 564.
- ^ "The New Chief Engraver" (PDF). The New York Times. April 18, 1885.
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